jamestarin
Member Since: 23 Sep 2018
Location: broseley
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Evening thinking of this disco 4
eBay Item No. 253887384441 On fleabay.. was cat d headlight and wing damage, no history but new belts, would people consider it at £10000 thoughts?? Not sure only had disco 3 and never brought a cat d before.
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 30th Sep 2018 10:30 pm |
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astonbuilder
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
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Firstly what a cr@p advert from the seller...... Two pics of interior out of three shots?
Far too limited in detail about the CatD status - maybe the advert was to 'lure' you in (worked for you)
Ideally I'd want to see the before and after pics and some evidence of what was done, maybe the repair quote (even if not repaired by the quoter).
A lot of cars can easily be Cat D'd by a wing and a headlamp but I'd suggest a D4 would be quite a few bits more than just that.
I've had quite a few Cat D's many years back but never something as new/expensive as a D4, usually a cheap city runabout.
There hasn't been a Cat D category for a year now as they changed on 1/10/17 to A, B, S & N (the latter the equivalent of Cat D) so how/why would you call it something that hasn't been the right description for 12 months now?
If you go in with your eyes open as to what you're buying then fair enough but be aware you're unlikely to ever be able to part ex it - dealers won't touch them, even indy's (all brands, not LR). Accept it's either a keeper or you'll be selling on privately, again with a 'bargain' price tag, and you'll be OK.
This particular one needs a lot more information about it for me before you even consider it's VFM and suitability.
I'd also suggest its a private trader or a trader-in-disguise - the phrase about "part ex's welcome at trade" is a usual sign. They also have a few other vehicles with similarly short descriptions and all their feedback as a buyer is of car parts from auto factors and breakers.......
Caveat emptor 
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| 1st Oct 2018 7:12 am |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
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Well its certainly cheap, thats got to be half what a non cat one is worth?
Certainly leaves you some money to play with.
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| 1st Oct 2018 7:19 am |
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jamestarin
Member Since: 23 Sep 2018
Location: broseley
Posts: 15
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It is cheap which is why I was going to check it out and local, can get others but older with double the mileage suppose it’s a gamble either way
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| 1st Oct 2018 7:30 am |
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Hardware
Member Since: 28 Jun 2016
Location: Hiding under the M60
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it says "previously cat d, now fully repaired" … so 2 questions :
1. why would headlamp/front wing write-off a car that new/low miles ?
2. if fully repaired … why so cheap ?
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| 1st Oct 2018 8:35 am |
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nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
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Possibly stolen/recovered with the damage ? I don't know if they can list it as both on dvla ?
A bargain though... if only I had the cash..... 
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| 1st Oct 2018 9:26 am |
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Vince
Member Since: 31 Aug 2014
Location: Bridgend
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Is that a big oil patch underneath it 
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| 1st Oct 2018 9:56 am |
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Sheepy
Member Since: 20 Feb 2013
Location: Bedfordshire
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Hardware17 wrote:it says "previously cat d, now fully repaired" … so 2 questions :
1. why would headlamp/front wing write-off a car that new/low miles ?
2. if fully repaired … why so cheap ?
Once declared cat-d (or cat-s), it's stained forever - that's my experience. Generally means the price is 20-30% lower than "clean" cars.
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| 1st Oct 2018 9:59 am |
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